steve strom Webboard User Reg: 03-17-2006
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Sorry Alex, Hijack Alert. I was doing that and also throwing it between my legs and letting him run right through after it but then he started coming in crooked anticipating me throwing the ball or if I didnt hike it, crashing into me at full speed. So I went back to the begining with short recalls and little quick downs and recalls and It was working real well but I guess on trial day something didnt click.
I'll tell you guys what our TD does. He never practiced a long recall per se. He kept them very short, within like 5-10 ft. When the dog got into position, he rewarded him with tug play or treat. The only time I saw his dog do a long recall was for their BH, and that dog blazed to the handler and did a pefect sit.
My dog, does not have the drive his does, but the few times I did a longer formal recall, from like 20 ft, she was pretty fast.
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Sorry guys - thought I could add something -- as usual I need to learn more before I jump into threads. I am reading the thread with interest as I want to introduce the e-collar for recalls.
Alex, up to this point has your recall training been done with the long line only -- meaning you've not used the e-collar yet? If so, I'd be interested to hear how it goes.
Katie, that's right. Last summer, I got a great deal on a Dogtra 1100 NC. I conditioned my dog to wear it, and really only got to the point of finding her "stim level". All the recall work I've done is on a long line, up to about 30 ft. Her recall is pretty good, so I never continued w/the e-collar.
I like to walk to a fenced in school yard nearby and let her off-leash when we are alone to get some of that energy out. Tues night, was the first time she ever bolted and is also the first time she's had that kind of distraction; off-leash. We've had those distractions before, but she was on a long line and she'd get close to the end, then I'd call her and give a reminder pop, and she'd run back to me. Tues, I didn't have that safety net
I want to continue to be able to trust her off-leash, so I'm thinking I really need to start using the e-collar. I started the conditioning again, but the collar had not seen the light of day since last summer lol.
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